14 USWNT players in contention for FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11

There was ongoing talk during the World Cup about how good the United States women’s national team‘s second team of 11 is compared to the rest of the world. Well, players from around the world have voted more than a full starting 11 of Americans into the top 55 players globally.

FIFA and FIFPro announced on Wednesday the 55-player shortlist for the women’s world XI which will be revealed on Sept. 23. The U.S. leads all countries with 14 players on the list, twice as many as the next closest nations (England and Netherlands with seven). Lyon leads all clubs with 13 contracted players on the list. The next closest clubs to the European champions are Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, with four players each.

This is the fourth Women’s World 11 organized by FIFPro, the world football players union. The last world 11 was in 2017. The players on the women’s 11 are voted on exclusively by women’s players — over 3,500 — worldwide.

The world 11 will be revealed on Sept. 23 in Milan, at FIFA’s Best Football Awards gala. It will be the first time that both the Women’s and the Men’s World 11 are presented on the same stage. U.S. forwards Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, and England defender Lucy Bronze, are the three finalists for FIFA Best Women’s Player 2019.

The 55 players who received the most votes are (in alphabetical order):